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Gannon

/ˈɡænən/ · 100% boys · 64 born in 2025

Gannon has been given to about 6,682 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2014, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈɡænən/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 6,480
Median age today13 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Gannon per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2014 · 751
  • Born in 202564
  • All time6,682

How popular is Gannon?

Its best year was 2014, when 751 babies were given the name, ranking 414th. The typical living American called Gannon is about 13 years old today. It is relatively most common in Indiana, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Gannon

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Cannon0.86
  2. Kannon0.86
  3. Shannon0.76
  4. Landon0.75
  5. Brannon0.76
  6. Canyon0.75
  7. Gaston0.75
  8. Anton0.71

Middle names for Gannon

Ranked by flow score
  1. Gannon Paul0.77
  2. Gannon Lee0.77
  3. Gannon Dean0.76
  4. Gannon Blake0.76
  5. Gannon Bryce0.76
  6. Gannon Wade0.76

Sibling names for Gannon

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Fisherbrother · 0.97
  2. Yousefbrother · 0.97
  3. Abdullahbrother · 0.96
  4. Azariasister · 0.95
  5. Malayasister · 0.95
  6. Aleenasister · 0.94

Where Gannon is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Indiana0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Gannon White0.72
  2. Gannon Reyes0.72
  3. Gannon Lee0.72
  4. Gannon Hill0.72
  5. Gannon Hall0.72
  6. Gannon Wright0.69

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Gannon

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. Scotland1974–2020
  3. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Gannon across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.